Books with title Everything You Want Me to Be

People's Best New Books Pick The Wall Street Journal's Best New Mysteries "Fans of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl will devour this fast-paced story."--InStyle "Readers drawn to this compelling psychological thriller because of its shared elements with Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl (2012) will be pleasantly surprised to discover that Mejia's confident storytelling pulls those themes into an altogether different exploration of manipulation and identity." --Booklist (starred review) 2017's Best Fiction Books--Bustle 12 Books Gone Girl Fans Should Have on Their Wish List --BookBub Full of twists and turns, Everything You Want Me to Be reconstructs a year in the life of a dangerously mesmerizing young woman, during which a small town's darkest secrets come to the forefront...and she inches closer and closer to her death. High school senior Hattie Hoffman has spent her whole life playing many parts: the good student, the good daughter, the good citizen. When she's found brutally stabbed to death on the opening night of her high school play, the tragedy rips through the fabric of her small town community. Local sheriff Del Goodman, a family friend of the Hoffmans, vows to find her killer, but trying to solve her murder yields more questions than answers. It seems that Hattie's acting talents ran far beyond the stage. Told from three points of view--Del, Hattie, and the new English teacher whose marriage is crumbling--Everything You Want Me to Be weaves the story of Hattie's last school year and the events that drew her ever closer to her death. Evocative and razor-sharp, Everything You Want Me to Be challenges you to test the lines between innocence and culpability, identity and deception. Does love lead to self-discovery--or destruction?

From author Christina June comes Everywhere You Want to Be, a modern tale inspired by the classic Red Riding Hood story.Matilda Castillo has always followed the rules, but when she gets injured senior year, she's sure her dreams of becoming a contemporary dancer have slipped away. So when Tilly gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend the summer with a New York dance troupe, nothing can stop her from saying yes--not her mother, not her fears of the big city, and not the commitment she made to Georgetown. Tilly's mother allows her to go on two conditions: one, Tilly will regularly visit her abuela in New Jersey, and two, after the summer, she'll give up dancing and go off to college.Armed with her red vintage sunglasses and her pros and cons lists, Tilly strikes out, determined to turn a summer job into a career--and figure out how to break it to her mother later. Along the way she meets new friends ... and new enemies. Tilly isn't the only one desperate to dance, and fellow troupe member Sabrina Wolfrik intends to succeed at any cost. But despite dodging sabotage and blackmail attempts from Sabrina, Tilly can't help but fall in love with the city, especially since Paolo, a handsome musician from her past, is also calling New York home for the summer.As the weeks wind down and the competition with Sabrina heats up, Tilly's future is on the line. She must decide whether to follow her mother's dream of college or leap into the unknown to pursue her own dreams.

With high school mercifully drawing to a close, Emma's only question is, "What next? And can it please be completely unlike what happened before?" Then one lucky little lotto ticket seems to give the answer-or does it? Everything You Want is a story about what happens to an average family when money is suddenly no object. Although Emma is bright and creative and has a supportive family, she isn't exactly excited about life after high school. She's got her share of unresolved issues, including a disastrous ending to her crush of a lifetime, which left her with a broken heart and a bloody nose (how do you move on when the only boy you've ever wanted to date punches you in the face?). Then Emma's family wins fifty million dollars in the lottery, but instead of making everything better, it just makes everything more complicated. Everything You Want is the story of a young woman trying to figure out what she needs when, suddenly, she can have anything she wants.

Full of twists and turns, "Everything You Want Me to Be" reconstructs a year in the life of a dangerously mesmerizing young woman, during which a small town s darkest secrets come to the forefront...and she inches closer and closer to her death. High school senior Hattie Hoffman has spent her whole life playing many parts: the good student, the good daughter, the good citizen. When she s found brutally stabbed to death on the opening night of her high school play, the tragedy rips through the fabric of her small town community. Local sheriff Del Goodman, a family friend of the Hoffmans, vows to find her killer, but trying to solve her murder yields more questions than answers. It seems that Hattie s acting talents ran far beyond the stage. Told from three points of view Del, Hattie, and the new English teacher whose marriage is crumbling "Everything You Want Me to Be" weaves the story of Hattie s last school year and the events that drew her ever closer to her death. Evocative and razor-sharp, "Everything You Want Me to Be "challenges you to test the lines between innocence and culpability, identity and deception. Does love lead to self-discovery or destruction?"

The critically acclaimed novel about unexpected riches and self-acceptance is now available in paperback! Eighteen-year-old Emma's trying to survive total humiliation and heartbreak after getting ditched and punched in the face by her (ex) best friend and crush-of-a-lifetime. Now she's struggling with major post-high school stress, a lame social life, and tighter jeans from a few extra anxiety pounds. Then one lucky lotto ticket comes along, and everything changes for the better. Or does it? Now that Emma and her family are fabulously rich, life is a bigger mess than ever before. "YAs will enjoy reading this story."-KLIATT, starred review "This entertaining coming-of-age journey is also a thought-provoking look at what money can and cannot do."-VOYA ". . . a surprisingly moving portrait of a young woman's efforts to find and accept herself."-Booklist

For any girl, being in high school has its challenges. But when everything seems to fall into place for Callie so easily; not everyone is so happy with her swift rise up the social ladder. Callie has a new boyfriend, a new place on the cheer squad, and new older best friends. Callie is on top of the world until everyone around her starts to fall victim to mysterious accidents. When Callie's boyfriend gets blamed it will be up to her to see if the love she has for him is strong enough to not only survive, but also find out who really is behind these crimes. Maybe not everyone is as happy with Callie as she had once thought.

"Anything You Want To Be" is a great book for children of all ages. It inspires children to follow their dreams and gives them the confidence to know that there are no limits to what they can accomplish, as long as they work hard at it. This book has a catchy melody, that children will love to sing even when they are done reading. It has a variety of children from all types of ethnic backgrounds imagining what they would like to be when they grow up. There are beautiful pictures with bright colors that are visually amazing, and outstanding word play that keeps children interested until the very end. "Anything You Want To Be" is great for reading to a big group of children, and also great for reading to just one child.

With high school mercifully drawing to a close, Emma's only question is, "What next? And can it please be completely unlike what happened before?" Then one lucky little lotto ticket seems to give the answer-or does it? Everything You Want is a story about what happens to an average family when money is suddenly no object. Although Emma is bright and creative and has a supportive family, she isn't exactly excited about life after high school. She's got her share of unresolved issues, including a disastrous ending to her crush of a lifetime, which left her with a broken heart and a bloody nose (how do you move on when the only boy you've ever wanted to date punches you in the face?). Then Emma's family wins fifty million dollars in the lottery, but instead of making everything better, it just makes everything more complicated. Everything You Want is the story of a young woman trying to figure out what she needs when, suddenly, she can have anything she wants.

For any girl, being in high school has its challenges. But when everything seems to fall into place for Callie so easily; not everyone is so happy with her swift rise up the social ladder. Callie has a new boyfriend, a new place on the cheer squad, and new older best friends. Callie is on top of the world until everyone around her starts to fall victim to mysterious accidents. When Callie’s boyfriend gets blamed it will be up to her to see if the love she has for him is strong enough to not only survive, but also find out who really is behind these crimes. Maybe not everyone is as happy with Callie as she had once thought.